2003 Niue Common Roll By-election
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The 2003 Niue Common Roll by-election was held in August 2003 to fill a vacant common roll seat in the
Niue Assembly The Niue Assembly ( niu, Niue Fono Ekepule) is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members; 14 representatives of the villages and 6 elected on a common roll. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three-year t ...
after the death of Hunuki Hunukitama in July 2003. The seat was won by Krypton Okesene of
Tuapa Tuapa is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population at the 2017 census was 112, up from 97 in 2011. Villagers from Tuapa established the villages of Makefu, Hikutavake, and Namukulu Namukulu is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. With ...
, who received 55 more votes than Lofa Rex, wife of MP Robert Rex, Jr. Former director of education, Kupa Magatongia, received the third most votes, ahead of three other candidates.


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2003 elections in Oceania 2003 in Niue By-elections to the Niue Assembly Politics of Niue August 2003 events in Oceania {{Election-stub